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Chapter Eleven

I numbly say outside the room, waiting. I couldn't get the memory off of the fight. I now knew the true side of Jake..

"Even though it was fun."

I shuddered at his tone. I didn't know what would have happened if Eli wasn't there. The look on his face from the way Jake treated me. He stood up for me, and I was more than glad that he did. I was just upset I never got to finish. Well, at least I said those three words I wanted to. He looked happy that I did, but I never got an actual answer. I was also glad that Eli's father came in, who knows what would have happened. He was attacking Jake pretty bad, he came into the station with a broken nose. Eli was just as bad. Bruises everywhere and a black eye. Now I was waiting for them both, they were being interrogated by the police. They kept Jake in longer, but Eli came out on the phone with his therapist with his father following. I stood up as he hung up the phone. He turned to me and his angry face turned solemn. Bullfrog coughed uncomfortably.

"I'll give you two a minute." and walked away. I stepped closer to him.

"What did your therapist say?" I asked.

"She's definitely not impressed. I explained the whole situation to her. I told her I had to..." he looked me in the eye.

"Thank you Eli. For doing that for me." I told him. "I don't know what would have happened. Jake..he was faking everything." I sighed and looked down "Let's just say, I picked the ripest apple and still ended up with a seed. Sounds cheesy, but true." He grinned that crooked smirk that can't keep me from smiling back.

"Clare, I never got to give you an answer. What you told me that day was something I never thought was possible. I did horrible things. I always end up hurting the people I love, including you. It was more than terrible about what I did to savage you and Jake's relationship. Even though I wasn't myself, doesn't mean it can take away the pain." He had started to ramble, but I didn't stop him. I looked him in the eye and hung onto every word he said. Instead he looked down and sighed, looking heartbroken

"I need you, but I don't deserve you. It was good that I told you, but that doesn't fix everything. But when you told me you still loved me, I'd never felt happier in my life. Even though guys like me..." He looked back up and into my eyes. "...don't deserve perfect girls like you..."
Perfect. I was nothing close to that. Tears filled my eyes and once again, I took his hands in mine.

"That must have been hard of you to get out."

"Not entirely. I needed to get it off my chest. Listen Clare, I've been meaning to tell you I feel the exact same way. I just got interrupted. Twice." I smiled.

"Well, you don't need to worry about it anymore. Jake is gone and done with."

"I gotta know Clare. If I hadn't stepped in and he hadn't tried to hurt you, would you still love him?"

"Maybe...but I don't know if I ever really did love Jake. Maybe I just said it without thinking. The relationship we had was simple and neat. I just went along with it, never really thought about how it could be. But when the memories came back, I now knew it could be so much more than that. Jake liked just being laid back, never tried to push me over the edge, unless he was angry. Never made me scream at the top of my lungs when sitting on a bench in public." I smirked. He returned it.

"I missed you Eli. I need you just as much. Closure is something incredibly hard to do, especially with you. It's also hard to forget." I knew I was just spilling out words I needed to say, unaware of when I would stop. "Jake was just to help me get over you, you had a powerful hold on me. Something indescribable. But you had gotten better, it seemed you were ready to move on. Something I thought I did, when I really hadn't. But what I'm trying to say is-" I was cut short when Eli's lips smashed against mine.

And it couldn't have felt more right.

It was like everything around us melted away, it was just the two of us. My heart pounded immensely fast and I felt a bit light headed of knowing what was happening. The spark was still there, a spark that happened everytime we had kissed. I slipped my arms around his neck, wanting more of him, while his made their way around my waist, pulling me into him and deepening the kiss. I couldn't believe it. A month ago I was kissing Jake, barley feeling anything. Now I was standing in the middle of the hallway in a police station kissing Eli. After a while, I became very aware of the people walking by and giving us glances.

"People are watching you know..." I mumbled to him, having a hard time pulling my mouth away from his.

"Your point?" He pulled me back in and I felt his lips turn into a smirk. I couldn't help but let out a small giggle.

This is exactly where I wanted to be.